Home of the Free- Tri County

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Home of the Free – Tri County
Tri County kicked off the summer in a patriotic fashion with this “Home of the Free” wall hanging – just in time for the 4th of July! Our wonderful educator JoAnne lead a full house through this popular project. The day was full of laughter, smiles and new friends as we combined quilting, sewing, and embroidery techniques.

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May Block of the Month: Kentucky

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May Block of the Month: Kentucky
Kentucky’s Block of the Month club is in the home stretch! This month, they created their 8th block in the stitcher’s garden quilt. We explored our machines decorative stitches – getting creative with how we applied our applique and even used the circular attachment to create perfect circles! Then, we crafted bias tubes to use as the flower stems.

Serger Class

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Veronica’s Serger Class: Ruffled Scarf
We love learning new Serger techniques from Veronica! Many sewers are intimiated by this 4 thread machine, but at Luke’s we have plenty of experts to show you the ropes. This weekend, she walked us through this great “serger crochet” scarf. This is made with 12 wt thread – no fabric! We set our machines for 3 thread overlock stitch, and learned how to adjust the stitch length to create the ruffles. This fun technique can also be added to other projects to add unique flair and variety!
Mid-day, we took a break for a lunch of baked chicken, salad, and marcaroni salad. Many thanks to our educator Kathleen J for assisting Veronica and helping everyone master this new technique!

 

April Block of the Month: Tri County

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Block of the Month: Tri County
Tri County’s Block of the Month is making great progress! Our teacher, Debbie, assembled the center row of her quilt already – and it’s getting us super excited to see everyone’s finished projects. Lunch was pizza and salad, with candies for dessert!
This week, we used the fringe foot in the center flower to add some great texture! It looks like seeds. This new technique and foot is a simple way to add some dimension and pop to your quilt block. we also explored our decorative stitches, and got creative with our applique and quilting!

Laquitta’s Quilting Class Pt 2

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Laquitta’s Quilting Class Pt 2
What a great group we have for Laquitta’s quilting class! Luke’s Tri County location was full of laughter and good spirits as we finished up our quilt tops on Wednesday. Everyone, from our beginners to seasoned experts, had a great time learning this unique pattern. In addition to applique and quilt assembly, laquitta also gave us some tips on piecing and sashing.
Remember! We’ll be having a special (FREE) Sit ‘N Sew for our class members to put the finishing touches on their quilt with Laquitta’s assistance on May 6.

We’re looking forward to our next quilting class with Laquitta in July! This class was super popular and successful – many asked for another one! At Luke’s, you ask and you shall receive! We’re still working on the details, so stay tuned for more information!

Janome MC15000 Owner’s Class – Tri County

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Janome MC15000 Owner’s Class
What a great class! 14 Janome MC15000 owners joined us on Saturday and did a great job! The store was full of laughter and smiles as everyone learned together to master their machines. We took a quick break from all the sewing for a delicious lunch of grilled chicken salad, pasta, bread sticks and dessert.
Our educator, Lisa, went back to the basics with AcuFil. We learned to quilt in the hoop – without removing our hoops from the machine! It’s a great program included with the Janome MC15000 and we’re glad everyone’s had a chance to learn it! No need to worry about free-motion quilting. Just hoop your quilt – hit go – and watch it sew!
If you missed this one – Lisa will be back in June for another owner’s class!

Laquitta’s Quilting Class Pt 1 – Tri County

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Ohio Rose/Star Part 1 – Tri County

We are so thrilled to be learning some traditional quilting techniques from Laquitta! We had a packed house of 12 quilters for this class – and they all did such a good job. They took a quick break from sewing for a lunch of pasta, salad and breadsticks, and then got back to work on their blocks. Many thanks to Kathleen for assisting Laquitta.

Block of the Month: Elsmere

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Elsmere Block of the Month
Block of the Month in Elsmere is making fantastic progress! For April, they made a colorful flower block. This month, we learned how to add textureand dimensional fringe with the applique foot – and used a variety of applique stitches to add even more variety. We also learned a great corner technique – and used some new tools. A fabric glue pen helped us tack down the rick-rack, and used a bias-cut tube to make the stem. It was great fun!

 

A Flower for M’Lady – Tri County

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A Flower for M’Lady – Tri County

Spring has officially arrived, and to celebrate, Tri County’s March embroidery class featured this great big Anita Goodesign flower called “A Flower For M’Lady!” This is a great project that combines embroidery and applique all in the hoop! Our educator Joanne H walked us through each step – it couldn’t be easier!

Woven Strips and Coin Flowers With Judy Smith

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Woven Strips and Coin Flowers With Judy Smith
After dazzling everyone at Tuesday night’s club, Judy spent Wednesday at Luke’s Kentucky Clubhouse imparting her knowledge during a hands-on workshop! She brought her friend, Nancy, along with her to help guide students through a few of her special techniques. During a quick break, we had a lunch of pizza, breadsticks, and a spring salad.
First, we dove into our scrap collections to create a background of woven fabric strips. This is a wonderful way to use up those bits and piece of fabric we just can’t seem to let go of and create a colorful and textured background for our quilt. Then, we learned about modern applique and embellishing techniques to create whimsical “coin flowers” and finished it off with traditional prairie points!